10 Effective Ways To Reduce Your Business Costs
by: Helene Malmsio




1. Barter

If you have a business you should be bartering goods and services with other
businesses. You should try to trade for something before you buy it. Barter
deals usually require little or no money.

2. Network

Try networking your business with other businesses. You could trade leads or
mailing lists. This will cut down on your marketing and advertising costs. You
may also try bartering goods and services with them.

3. Wholesale/Bulk

You'll save money buying your business supplies in bulk quantities. You could
get a membership at a wholesale warehouse or buy them through a mail order
wholesaler. Buy the supplies you are always running out of.

4. Free Stuff

You should try visiting the thousands of freebie sites on the internet before
buying your business supplies. You can find free software, graphics,
backgrounds, online business services etc.

5. Borrow/Rent

Have you ever purchased business equipment you only needed for a small period of
time? You could have just borrowed the equipment from someone else or rented the
equipment from a "rent-all" store.

6. Online/Offline Auctions

You can find lower prices on business supplies and equipment at online and
offline auctions. I'm not saying all the time, but before you go pay retail for
these items try bidding on them first.

7. Plan Ahead

Make a list of business supplies or equipment you'll need in the future. Keep an
eye out for stores that have big sales. Purchase the supplies when they go on
sale before you need them.

8. Used Stuff

If your business equipment and supplies don't need to be new, buy them used. You
can find used items at yard and garage sales, used stores, used stuff for sale
message boards and newsgroups etc.

9. Negotiate

You should always try negotiate a lower price for any business equipment or
supplies. It doesn't hurt to try. Pretend you are talking to a salesman at a car
lot.

10. Search

You can always be searching for new suppliers for your business supplies and
equipment. Look for suppliers with lower prices and better quality. Don't just
be satisfied with a few.

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About The Author


Helene Malmsio has been a successful business entrepreneur for nearly 30 years
and has been operating Strategic Services group of Companies since 1987

Article reprinted with permission from Helene Malmsio. All rights reserved.

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